Yamaguchi Prefecture announced that it has been confirmed that a total of four men in their 30s and 70s living in Hofu City, Ube City, and Shunan City are infected with the new coronavirus.
This brings the total number of confirmed infections in Yamaguchi Prefecture to 1283.
In addition, a woman in her 90s who was hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died on the 5th.
A total of 25 people died after being infected with the new coronavirus in Yamaguchi Prefecture.